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Towering egos and careening space junk: why the new era of space exploration is a disaster in the making

20 Sep 2023 Margaret Harris

Margaret Harris reviews Astrotopia: the Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race by Mary-Jane Rubenstein

Apollo 16 lunar rover, American flag and astronaut on the Moon's surface
Leave no trace? The lunar rover and flag from NASA’s Apollo 16 mission are among an estimated 200,000 kg of items the Apollo astronauts left on the Moon. (Courtesy: NASA)
The list of items the Apollo astronauts left on the Moon is long, surreal and disturbing. In additio

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